Lexic.us

Definition of Smokescreen

1. Noun. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements.

2. Noun. An action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure. "Requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"

Definition of Smokescreen

1. Noun. Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle. ¹

2. Noun. Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smokescreen

smokepipe smokepipes smokepot smokepots smokeproof smoker's cough smoker's coughs smoker's patches smoker's tongue smokeries

smokers smokery smokes smokes pole smokescreen (current term) smokescreens smokeshop smokeshops smokestack smokestack industry

smokestacks smokey smokey quartz smokie smokier smokies smokiest smokily smokiness

Literary usage of Smokescreen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"A particular property of oil is that it casts a smokescreen over a country's real problems. ... In Nigeria's case the "smokescreen" induced Dutch courage, ..."

2. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"A particular property of oil is that it casts a smokescreen over a country's real problems. ... In Nigeria's case the "smokescreen" induced Dutch courage, ..."

3. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"A particular property of oil is that it casts a smokescreen over a country's real problems. ... In Nigeria's case the "smokescreen" induced Dutch courage, ..."

4. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"A particular property of oil is that it casts a smokescreen over a country's real problems. ... In Nigeria's case the "smokescreen" induced Dutch courage, ..."

5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Copeman, RC; Swannell, RJ; Pincus, OF; Woodhead, KA Utilization of the smokescreen smoking-cessation programme by general practitioners and their patients ..."

6. The Dover Patrol 1915-1917 by Reginald Bacon (1919)
"It is true a smokescreen was produced, but it was too localised and not sufficiently persistent on a dry day to be efficient; moreover, great trouble from ..."

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